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Lord Krishna also tells to Arjuna that you should never let the result be the motive of
your action. In this context, fight refers to action and win or lose refers to the result or
fruit. Ultimately, the inference is be neutral if you win or your opponent wins.
Consistently focus on your duties and not on the output on the duties.
I want to take an example of a student in connection to the above verse
The duty of a student is to learn the subjects and gain knowledge. A student must not
study for the sake of just passing the exams but has to acquire the subject
comprehensively so that he/she can excel in that area in whatever way it comes. So, a
student has to learn things without thinking about will he/she pass or fail in exam. If a
student studies keeping in mind whether he/she will pass or fail in the exam then
nothing stores in the brain subjectively, this may result in the performance issues
aftermath the examination and chances are there student may lose the ability to
understand the concepts learned before exams. So, it is better to follow the verse
explained in the bhagavad gita and flourish in the world of knowledge.
One more example to highlight on Selflessness:
Under some circumstances, we help others either financially or on the grounds of the
humanity without expecting the help in return, this is called as Selflessness. According
to Bhagavad Gita, it is believed that if you help someone without expecting something in
return then you will be rewarded by something good in some form. In reference to the
above verse, helping refers to duty and getting reward is the fruit.
Note:
Be indifferent and do things differently with the knowledge you have gained. This can be
performed only when you practice things consistently and explore the subject
knowledge. When you do things rightly then the end result will be rewarded in some
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